Which Japanese object was inspired by the Chinese tradition of monumental stone Buddhist statues in cave-temples?

A. Buddha Shaka and Attendant Bodhissatvas by Tori Busshi in the Kondo at Horyuji
B. Buddha Birushana in the Great Buddha Hall, Nara
C. Amida Buddha by Jocho in the Phoenix Hall at Byodoin
D. Descent of Amida and the Twenty-Five Bohissatvas from the Kamakura period


Answer: B

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